The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-15
HE#NAME OF GRANT
gIaUREs AGAIN 1N POLITICS.
The Son Of tho Great Cdmutauder Nominal.
cd for Secretary OF State BY Now York
RepabiicanH-A Ticket Sure to Win.
ltA synopsis OF tho Platform.

SARATOGA, N. y, Sept l4,-The Rsput
llcan State Convention was opened Wit
prayer. Seth Low was selected for tenn
porary chairman by acclanaslon and wa
conducted to the chair by Hon. Levi T
Morton and Ex-Governor Cornell amit
tumultuous applause. Mr.. Low urget
standing by high license, amid cheers b,
the delegates. High license, ,he eaid, woult
limit tho number Of saloons and secur,
revenue commemorate with the traffic
As coon as the committees were announ
cod recess was taken until o'clock /.
allow time for the preparation Of theil
reports. 5I s.'ar. ,.5 a.grJ5
When the Convention reassembled al
AIS :. n, two or three small contests were
reported by the Committee On Credentla}f
In favor Of sitting delegates. The Com
mittee on Permanent Organization report.
ed, for President, Hon, Warner Miller.
The report was concurfel In, and Mr..
Miller conducted 10 the platform by Gen.
atots Hiscoct, being received with great
applause. y, 81 e. ,G5Ti
The convention then proceeded 10
nominations. Hon. William M. Eyarte
placed the name Of COL, Fred D. Grant
before the convention for Secretary State,
saying that Col. Grant was not only q
citizen Of the State but OF the United
btatee In tho broadest aense. He was
known all over the Commonwealth, He
waa modest. just, eensible, trua. A man
within himself sufficient, aside from the
glory that surrounds his name. He was
conspicuous beside his mother in the care
Of the dying soldier. [Applause.] His
fitness his character, his modesty aside
from his distinguished parentaRe rendered
him q TT man for the first place. Col.
Grant was unanimously nominated BY &C.
clsmation. Judge Jesae s. Lamoreux, OF
Saratoga county, was nominated for Comp
troller and james q. Carmichael for Tres-
surer; Jas. A. Dsnnison,o of Fulton, for At
torney General; O. q. 2. Cornell, for
State Engineer and Surveyor, completing
Wa THE PLATFORM. t,zag
The platform begins by stating that the
Republican party seeks restoration to
power in the Nation and the State, and
rehealses ita record and that OF the Demo-
cratic party since ita accession to power as
reasons therefor, claiming for the former
"euccees in war, in pacification and re-
storation, and In executive legislative and
financial achievements,"' and CHARGES
upon the latter "incapacity and efficiency
In administration and legislation" and
"the eggregious biunders Of the executive
and the Democratic branch OF Congress- p
ltproceeds as follows: Two and a hall
years Of a Democratic President who has
had the cooperation Of an overwhelming
majority in tho House Of Representatives,
where under the Constitution all revenue
measures must originate, have exposed
the incapacity Of the Democratic policy
under which 80 much Was promised the
people. i...sl5 - IN, -
"We hold that auy changes TO be made
IN the tariff laws should bs made in the
interest Of the protection oi labor on cur
own soil aud Of home markets, not by or
in the interest Of free trade propogandiets.
nor for the benefit OF foreign producers
and foreign labor. .isa VI ~, n
Naturalization should be so adjusted
aa to raise revenue sufficient for an
economical and wiae administration Of the
government for the pay ment of the pub.
lie debt, for the development of national
resources and for national defence; but
any reduction should be 30 made as not
to impair the prosperity oil home indus
Try. 1t charges President Cleveland and
Governor Hill with hypocracy and syste-
matte perversion Of the law TO partisan
purposes. q slg -,.s.45,5 l.3.,,. ill.,I1,5if
ut declares that the veterans of the
Union armies and !. naviea are
entitled to the liberal consideration OF
this people for public preferment and
should receive generous care and adequate
pensions. The aippant, sneering Language
Of President Cleveland's 8 vetoes of pension
bills was insulting to the veterans and de.
grading to : the Executive. The eubser.
Went spirit displayed in Mr.. Clevslaud's
illegal order to return ssbsl battle flags.
the precious trophies Of the Union troops,
deserves only reprobRticn and just resent.
ment OF all loyal people. &5 sJ4ii'I
"'We heartily endorse the purpose OF
the Republican majority OF the Legisls.
ture in passing the bills to limit and re-.
strict tho liquor traffic and We condemn
the vetoes Of the Governor as hostile to
that purpose" ' q lsG5 ~ rs m
z The last section reads: "rhe cause Of
Ireland and the efforts In its behalf bv
Gladstone, Parnell aud their associates
have the earnest nympathy Of Republicans
and command their cooperation by all.
peaceful methods to promote an early and
complete triumph" s,.fl.9 l..9Ef : n
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